Astartes of the Bear School

Chapter 1399 1371. Postponed?

Stuart looked at his brothers in the Knights Templar with a particularly awkward look. This was the first time that they expressed their true opinions about his disability in front of a disabled person like him.

Although the knights in the Order of Embers were a group of highly qualified young soldiers in Cintra, they did not understand psychology.

He just followed Lan En in fighting and was always successful, and through experience he accumulated some ability to guess the enemy's psychology on the battlefield.

They didn't know how to comfort their disabled brother, and even subconsciously avoided talking about Stuart's physical disability.

until today.

Until Lan En really took out an alchemical potion that he approved, which could transform ordinary people into witchers.

For the Embers who completely trusted Lann, they could finally talk to Stuart openly about his disability, which was about to disappear.

These knights never thought that Stuart's disabled body was ugly or a burden.

——They even appreciate this 'trace of glory after completing the test'.

Stuart's gloomy face was stunned by surprise, and even his palm that was slapped down was frozen in mid-air for two seconds.

But then he immediately adjusted his expression.

".Whatever you say."

His chin, which had been replaced with an iron plate due to a defect, trembled, and he tried hard to keep his voice calm and nonchalant.

"Anyway. I just want to be first, asshole."

Valem and the other Embers Knights paid no attention to Stuart's words and just laughed teasingly.

Lan and Geralt breathed a sigh of relief, because it was obvious that Stuart's gloomy, self-destructive and worrying temperament had dissipated a lot.

Although it takes time to recover from psychological trauma, as long as this disability no longer restricts him and reminds him of the harm he has suffered.

Then it's just a matter of time before things get better.

"The potion that can help you survive the [Trial of Green Grass] is called [Big Eater Vitality]. It is an alchemical formula I recently developed."

As he spoke, Lan patted the box Lincoln was holding next to him.

All the Embers' eyes were focused on the small wooden box.

"I don't need to say more. I think with your enthusiasm, you should have learned more or less about the steps to become a demon hunter from Master Berengar or somewhere else."

Lan looked around at his knights, and each of them looked at him confidently.

As early as the last time they went to Pontar Valley, the Embers Knights had even begun to systematically learn the knowledge of demon hunters.

Lincoln and others have even practiced the witcher's alchemy themselves, concocting things like [Corpse-Eating Bio-Oil] and [Cursed Bio-Oil].

With sword oil, Lan En didn't believe that they hadn't secretly practiced how to make potions, alchemical bombs, and the knowledge of witcher's sigils.

It's just that the body, which has not undergone mutation, is completely unable to withstand the toxicity of the potion, and is unable to generate the chaotic magic power to cast the seal from normal body physiological activities.

The Ash Knights who have learned to this point are already qualified demon hunter apprentices in terms of theoretical level.

However, they did not have much exposure to monster knowledge, which took the longest time and required the most experience and a large amount of textbooks during the apprenticeship stage of demon hunters, and they did not pay much attention to it. After all, they were not specialized in killing monsters.

"The mutation will begin in the next few days, so adjust your status."

Lan looked at them.

"It's not peaceful right now. You are all people who have fully heard my goals and ideas. To be honest, we are currently lacking the manpower to carry out strong intervention in many areas."

The faces of the Embers Knights all became serious.

They all knew about their next roles in the conversation in the elven ruins.

Being a supervisor or mediator in a chaotic situation is a job that is bound to involve deaths and fighting in secret.

Because this kind of role is bound to offend many people. Non-human races will think that they are protecting humans, and humans will think that they are favoring non-human races.

Neutrality and fairness, in other words, means making both sides dissatisfied, but the degree of dissatisfaction is maintained at a level that does not cause an explosion.

After the supervisor has finished the fight that caused trouble in secret, he even has to stand up again as if nothing had happened, to show that he is still standing and will continue his work.

This will be a difficult job. It is always difficult to have the power and prestige to uphold justice in any place and in any industry.

But the Embers had no intention of backing down. "Besides, even High Hill Castle itself is not safe now."

But Lan's next words made the Embers Knights frown in unison.

They knew that the Knights Templar had already set up their business and indeed needed people at the right time, but even the garrison castle was not safe?

What does it mean?
"Sir?" Lincoln asked bluntly from behind, "Did we miss something?"

Lan En immediately heard the self-reflection in the clerk's tone and waved his hand.

"No, it has nothing to do with your condition, and you didn't neglect anything. It's just that this time, they even figured out how the demon hunter's senses work, so it's normal that you didn't find out."

"Have you figured out the demon hunter's senses?"

Now, all the Embers Knights, including Stuart, were surprised.

The Demon Hunter's extraordinary senses are also what the Embers Knight value very much in their eyes, and it also makes them more eager to complete the [Trial of Grass].

Now it's figured out?

Lan briefly told them about the situation at the foot of the mountain, including this group of unknown enemies who could clearly separate and target the visual and olfactory abilities of the demon hunters.

"Do you want us to send more patrol personnel?" Stuart immediately adjusted his attitude and asked cautiously.

"No, there's no need to send more people. We should even act as usual." Lan En said with a half-smile, "Monster hunters are so rare on the market, and now someone has figured out how the extraordinary senses work."

"If you can figure this out, then you should have already figured out the topography of this mountain and your patrol patterns."

"Go to the garrison castle to investigate," Lincoln said from behind Lan En, his tone unconsciously becoming colder. "Who are they? What do they want to do?"

"I don't know whose people they are." Lan En said, turning around and asking casually, "How is the supply delivery to Temeria going recently?"

Lincoln glanced at his superior and said, "Everything is normal. Three months' worth of supplies were delivered at once. The most recent one was a month ago. Everything is fine."

Lan nodded. "I think so. Foltest is not a reckless, foolish and impulsive person. If it was him, it would be too inexplicable."

"But at this point, there's no point in asking who they are." Stuart said coldly, "Since they have already discovered a castle used for military purposes and know about us, it's clear what they're going to do."

Attack and kill.

Stuart took a deep breath and said, "Sir, I suggest that we postpone the [Green Grass Trial]. A [Green Grass Trial] takes at least a week, and even after it is completed, the trial-taker will inevitably be exhausted and weakened by the torture during this week."

"I remember from Master Berengar's memories that the demon hunter apprentices he saw at the beginning could only get out of bed and walk on the third day after completing the trial. The average time it took to recover to normal physical condition was one month."

A person who is almost driven crazy by his disability and is just pretending to be normal is now actively saying that he wants to postpone the opportunity that can help him get rid of his disability.

Lan En looked at him and then realized that Stuart was actually a young man of about the same age as him.

Although he is in his early twenties, he has already learned to be tolerant.

The other Embers Knights who had been looking forward to the [Trial of Green Grass] also calmed down at this time and waited for Lan's decision.

They have no objection whether it is postponed or not.

"But it can't be postponed." The young demon hunter said calmly, making a decision. "If there is nothing else to do, I don't care if this thing is faster or slower."

When he said "this thing", Lan reached out and knocked on the box in Lincoln's hand with his knuckles, making a thumping sound.

"But now, everyone is waiting for manpower and urgently needs people."

"Novigrad's Dark Alley Gang seems to have forgotten the pain after their wounds healed, and they are anxious to attack. Aedirn was already under siege, and now the internal conflicts are getting bigger and bigger."

"We can all wait, but the situation won't."

After explaining the current situation clearly, Lan calmly reiterated his decision to the Embers Knights.

"The [Trial of Green Grass] will proceed as scheduled."

"What about the group of people in the mountains?" Lincoln asked as he lowered his head and took notes of Lan's orders. "They have found out everything. Once they start the attack, they must feel they are sure of their success."

"Of course, you are here with Lord Flannel Ball, Kirin, and two witcher masters. I can't think of anything that can compete with you in a small battlefield. But the wizard summit on Thanedd Island is about to be held, right?"

"You are not a wizard. To be honest, even if you are a wizard, I have never heard of any of them being able to clone themselves."

(End of this chapter)